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Entries tagged with year: 2015

I posted one of my slightly older stories, a wRHG battle against Sadko. Normally, I wouldn't post wRHG battles, because they're more vignettes than actual stories. However, there's a bit more going on with this one, so I thought I'd post it up and then write up some comments.

This is a companion to "Jasper vs. Sadko", which you should read for context before jumping into this. I'll be talking about wRHG as a platform in general, then some plot development.

The great thing about a dedicated writing blog is that now instead of yapping at specific people about my writing, I can yap into the aether and self-indulgently talk about stuff nobody cares about.

This set of essays is a companion to my short story, "Apples and Cinnamon", which you should read for context before reading this (also because it's a nice story and it would make me feel fuzzy). I'll be discussing origins, thought processes in (re)writing, style, symbolism, interpretation, and themes, so whenever you're ready, go ahead and hit the jump.

Summary: A modern remix of the myth of Persephone and Hades in which the gods are instead influential people. A stage play in three parts.

A/N: I wrote this for a project in Theatre 101 in which we had to write, practice, and perform a 7-10 minute play based on a fairy tale or myth. We ended up choosing the Greek myth of Persephone and Hades, or more specifically the Homeric Hymn to Demeter, which you can read about here if you so desire. Knowledge of the myth isn't necessary, though.